Weekly-ish News - Episode 20 (June 21, 2021)
- Author
- Tyler Herrmann
- Published
- Tue 22 Jun 2021
- Episode Link
- https://www.spreaker.com/show/whats-the-alternative_1
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Electric Vehicles:
Lordstown Motors:
- President of Lordstown Motors states that there are enough "binding orders" to stay afloat until May 2022.
- SEC filing states that Lordstown Motors does *not* have binding orders.
Tesla Plaid:
- 2022 Tesla Model S Plaid First Test: 0–60 MPH in 1.98 Seconds*! (motortrend.com)
- Tesla Plaid release event.
- General Plaid overview.
Lincoln will sell its first fully electric vehicle in 2022, we have next to zero details.
Mazda's first electric vehicle will be released in *2025*.
- 25% of their sales will be electric by 2030.
Honda Clarity PHEV has been discontinued, Fuel Cell version will stick around for one more year.
California estimates it needs 1.2 million EV chargers by 2030. It currently has 73k.
Energy:
Mississippi is getting its first wind farm!
- 200MW capacity.
